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Why UK radio listenership has climbed to a record high of 51 million

New stations drive surged in listeners

The Independent UK

BBC employees slam senior leadership over presenter pay rises: ‘The mood is pretty low’

‘Younger and more junior staff are asked to make do on one per cent pay rises,’ staff told The Independent

The Independent UK

Ken Bruce hits out at BBC for ruining shows by ‘trying to appeal to younger viewers’

Radio veteran left BBC in 2023 to join Greatest Hits Radio

The Independent UK

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Which stars were the BBC’s biggest earners over the past year?

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BBC top earners 2026: Full list of stars on biggest salaries from Scott Mills to Sara Cox and Jo Whiley

See the full list of BBC’s 70 highest earners for 2025/26

Evening Standard

BBC rich list 2026: Sacked Scott Mills was corporation's top earner on at least £745k a year, report reveals

The 53-year-old, who lost his job over a Metropolitan Police investigation into alleged sexual offences, earned between £745,000 and £749,999 in a year

Evening Standard

BBC top earners in full: Highest-paid stars from Scott Mills to Gary Lineker

The corporation has shared the annual salaries of its biggest names

The Independent UK

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Scott Mills was BBC’s highest-paid employee until he was sacked from Radio 2

The BBC has revealed the corporation’s highest earners in its latest Annual Report

The Independent UK

Scott Mills revealed as BBC’s highest earner until sacking

The 53-year-old earned between £745,000 and £749,999 for the year ending in March 2026 according to the BBC’s Annual Report.

Evening Standard

Sara Cox leaves Radio 2 listeners 'sobbing' with emotional message for Hollywood A-list guest

Cox welcomed Hollywood royalty into the Radio 2 studio after taking over from Scott Mills on the breakfast show

Evening Standard

Sara Cox steps into new role on UK’s biggest breakfast show: ‘Show me some love’

The Bolton-born DJ kicked off her new role as the host of Radio 2’s Breakfast show with Lizzo’s About Damn Time.

Evening Standard

‘About damn time’: Sara Cox becomes new queen of breakfast radio with absolute hoot of a first show

5/5 World Cup glory, Tom Hanks in the studio, and hits from Lizzo and CeCe Peniston... Cox takes on the biggest job in breakfast radio with a huge burst of optimism

The Independent UK

Sara Cox launches new Radio 2 breakfast show with a plea for love

Cox, who previously presented Radio 2’s teatime programme, started her show with Lizzo’s ‘About Damn Time’

The Independent UK

Sara Cox kicks off first Radio 2 breakfast show with 'legal warning' after replacing Scott Mills

‘It's a Monday and it's your favourite presenter - me - feeling a little bit clingy and I want some love’ - Sara Cox

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The Independent UK

Sara Cox to host biggest radio show in country as she steps into new role with special guest

Sara Cox is set to begin her new role as host of the BBC Radio 2 weekday breakfast show from Monday. The Bolton-born DJ will present the slot from 6.30 am to 9.30 am, with Hollywood actor Tom Hanks appearing as her first guest. Cox takes over from Scott Mills,…

Evening Standard

Inside Sara Cox's homelife as she starts Radio 2 Breakfast Show after Scott Mills' sacking

The 51-year-old broadcaster had presented Radio 2's popular teatime programme since 2019

The Independent UK

Gary Davies reflects on difficult start to Radio 2 breakfast show tenure

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The Independent UK

Gary Davies reflects on ‘not easy’ start to Radio 2 breakfast show after Scott Mills sacking

Davies has been covering the morning slot on Radio 2 since Mills’ sacking in March

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Evening Standard

Gary Davies: Taking over from Scott Mills on Radio 2 ‘wasn’t easy’

The broadcaster has been filling in on the breakfast show since Mills was taken off air.

The Independent UK

Tina Daheley leaves BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show

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The Independent UK

BBC Radio 2’s Tina Daheley leaves Breakfast Show after seven years ahead of Sara Cox debut

Broadcaster joined BBC Radio 2 in 2019 for Zoe Ball’s breakfast stint

The Independent UK

BBC stars rally round Scott Mills’ husband on second wedding anniversary

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The Independent UK

Scott Mills’ husband shares first post since DJ’s firing as BBC stars reach out: ‘Love you’

A bunch of the sacked DJ’s famous friends have shared their support

Evening Standard

Scott Mills gets public support from Zoe Ball and Sara Cox as his husband shares emotional post

Mills was fired from Radio 2 in March after it emerged he was investigated over alleged ‘serious sexual offences’ against a teenage boy

The Independent UK

Emotional Rylan Clark shares ‘tough’ experience with ‘cancelled celebrity friends’ after Scott Mills firing

Clark, 37, opened up about watching his celebrity friends be ‘cancelled’ on ‘The Assembly’

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